MUSICIAN

Jimmy Reed

1925 - 1976

Photo of Jimmy Reed

Icon of person Jimmy Reed

Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (1960), "Big Boss Man" (1961), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine's R&B and Hot 100 singles charts. Reed influenced many other musicians, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and the Rolling Stones, who recorded his songs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy Reed is the 1,456th most popular musician (down from 1,263rd in 2024), the 7,558th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,213th in 2019) and the 537th most popular American Musician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Jimmy Reed by language

Loading...

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jimmy Reed ranks 1,456 out of 3,175. Before him are Dennis Brain, Geoff Nicholls, Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, Andy Bown, and Karel Halíř. After him are Markus Grosskopf, Thad Jones, Rick Danko, Diamanda Galás, Alexander Brailowsky, and Peter Brötzmann.

Most Popular Musicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Jimmy Reed ranks 365. Before him are Medgar Evers, Borislav Stanković, Pyotr Todorovsky, Asunción Balaguer, Mahmoud Fayad, and Albert Eschenmoser. After him are Gunther Schuller, Ritwik Ghatak, Tomisaku Kawasaki, Bernard Morel, Phillip V. Tobias, and Irina Arkhipova. Among people deceased in 1976, Jimmy Reed ranks 189. Before him are Leopold Hofmann, Zainul Abedin, Kosta Tomašević, Fritz Rasp, Taos Amrouche, and Abram Room. After him are Ritwik Ghatak, Alexander Brailowsky, Hugo Wieslander, Mortimer Wheeler, Stith Thompson, and Jens Bjørneboe.

Others Born in 1925

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1976

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 7,560 out of 20,380. Before him are John Podesta (1949), Richard D. Wolff (1942), Carl O. Sauer (1889), Robert Carradine (1954), Kenny Dorham (1924), and Will Geer (1902). After him are Katherine Rawls (1917), Frank Foss (1895), Edie McClurg (1951), Phyllis Diller (1917), Diane Warren (1956), and Thad Jones (1923).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jimmy Reed ranks 537. Before him are Bob James (1939), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), Jim Keltner (1942), Blind Blake (1893), and Red Garland (1923). After him are Thad Jones (1923), Diamanda Galás (1955), Frankie Knuckles (1955), Vinny Appice (1957), Mary Travers (1936), and Randy Brecker (1945).

American born Musicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous